The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25


The Empire line has begun to operate over the
Terre Haute e. Peoria road
General Manager Waite and Superintendent
Nelson yesterday inspected the Vandalia line
and will be In this city this morning route for
Cincinnati.
H. C. Hinman, of the Bee-line freight depart
nent, at Cleveland, July /, will succeed
Walter Turner as depot master of the Bee-line
Ut Cincinnati.
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
show an increase in net earnings in the month
Of May over those Of theicorrespondine month.
1886, Of 1904, 900.
James BURY. VI. D., has been appointed man.
ager of the medical department of the Chicago,
Santa Fe q California Railroad Company, head
quarters Chicago.
The Vandalia passen ger department gives no.
tice that thousand mile tickets that road
will be good over the c., III. 81 ID. lines between
Indianapolis and Cincinnati
The L.. N. A. a. c. people will, within a few
days, take up the matter of terminal facilities
ut Indianapolis. Under the present arrange
ment the road suffers in its business.
b. w. Dickson has severed his connection
with the association of which j. t. Ripley is
commissioner and accepted the position OF trav-
cling freight agent Of the Chicago 81 Atlantic
road.
To get ak cars of high -classed freight through
from Chicago to New York in time to catch a
steamer which sailed last night, the Pennsylva-
mia Company ran a special train through on pas
Benger train time.
f. b. Thomas. general manager of the
Richmond e. Danvile system received $l2, 600
year salary. With the new roads placed I'M
der his management his salary has been in
creased to $1S, 900.
Q. W. Adams, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg, has been offered the position of warden of
the Cook County Hospital. Chicago. He has its
acceptance under consideration
The Lake Erie & Western people seem to have
plenty Of money to carry out any scheme that
than llap nf ha
purchase money for the Indianapolis, Peru g.
Chicago, $4,000, 600, has been paid.
IL B. Hammond. receiver Of the l., d. & S.
road. is in the city and will remain for several
days He says it will be but a short time before
the l.. d. g. S. is out Of the bands of receiver
and upon its feet In a financial way.
The Ohio Falls car works, Jacksonville are
building ten fine passenger coaches for the Kan
sAs City % Southwestern road. The Grand
Rapids g. Indiana road has under construction
1,20O cars, all to be equipped with self-coupler
The present seems a hard year on Peru, so far
as its railroad interests concerned Now
the Peruvians are worrying a rumor that
the connection of the Wabash Western with the
main line is to be changed from Peru to Logans-
port
1t is understood that D. w. Hitchcock. pres
ent Western passenger agent of the Union Pa
cifc is to be appointed general ticket and pas
senger agent of the Oregon Railway g. Naviga-
tion Company. his headquarters to be at Port
land, Ore.
TO the c., Fl. ID. people to put through
brains between St Louis and Philadelphia over
she Vandalis. the G., III. & D., the c., W. &c B.
and the b. 81 O. A further conference over the
matter is TO be hold within few days.
Now that the c., Fl. & d. has acquired the T.
IL a. /. road, the company will block coal
more extensively for their locomotives. it being
cheaper than the Ohio Goals and better for steam
Ing purposes For some years past they have
used 1t on the engines in service on the c., Fl. 81 l.
w. II. Adams, master Of transportation of the
l., N. A. 81 @. road, in the city yesterday.
He states that the freight business increases
faster than they can get new locomotives to
handle it. AS their present order for
twelve engines Is filed, ten more freight engines
will be ordered.
There are still several unsettled questions of
q knotty character in onuectiou with the closing
up of the affairs of the ola Chicago s. Ohio-river
pool, and trouble is apprehended before a final
'ut Of existence some of the roads are loath to
pay out good money to even up balances
The e., st. L. & P. shop, which was burned
few weeks ago is rebuilt and the company is now
putting in new machinery. The boiler
house also ia nearly completed and will be occu-
pied by the middle of next month. A large new
boiler and engine has been put in to furnish
power for the planning mill and the boiler shop
The Pennsylvania Company is moving eight
dwellin e. houses, east of Benton street. to make
room for their double track, which is at once to
be built from the Union tracks to the Belt road.
With this completed the Pennsylvania Company
will have a double track from the Union tracks
TO Irvington, and be in shape to put on suburban
trains.
The purchase of the Middletown g. Hamilton
road by the G., II. d d. is the death knell to the
Dayton, Cincinnati & Louisville enterprise. But
It is said that the friends of the latter will build
the road from Lawrenceburg to Rffersonville,
Ind, notwithstanding the setback given to the
project OF building from Dayton O., to Louis
Vile, Ky.
The c., l., st. L. & c. company yesterday
began the work of doubling their track between
rnu fvxnar "a md naIh lie arfr
pleted they will build double-track bridge over
Muddy creek at Fern Bank and then push on
their double track to Valley Junction. The com
pany will have then eighteen miles Of double
track out from Cincinnati.
A strong and well-written article appears in
one of the newspapers of Quincy, Ill. urging the
business men to do all in their power to encour-
age the Indianapolis. Decatur e. Springfield
Railroad Company TO extend their line from De-
catur to Quincy. The article says that no road
could be built which would be of more advantage
TO that city, as it would open direct route to the
southeast
The impression prevails in Boston, the home
of the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe road. that
This company is behind the c.. III. e ID. Wanda
ia deal. Should this prove true, il is believed
that the C., b. 81 q. will reach into the same
territory through connection with the l.. ID. 6
5. and the Chicago & Rock Island in connection
With the l., b. 81 w. In both cases very
friendly feeling has sprung of late, and it has,
caused considerable comment.
A gentleman who claims to be conversant wit h
the views OF the Interstate commissioners en-
the matter of paying commissions, expresses t ne
opinion that the commission will throw he
whole matter ont and will give no decision I'M
ess the public feel that they are discriminf ted
against and bring the matter before them! The
business Of the ommission is not to settle q uar
res between railroads, but TO settle ques tons
which come up between the public and the rail-
roads
The resignation of James Smith traffic
manager of the Wabash Western road ba been
accepted, and thu position will be alb olished
after July J. NJ knight, now with the Wabash
proper, has beer appointed general freight
agent of the Wabash Western and W ill look
after the duties which have fallen IT, traffic
manager. Samuel Smith. assistant general
freight agent of the Wabash Western. has re-
gned; and is succeeded by w. III. Kniy ht form
,rly commercial agent of the Wabas at De-
roit r. c. Butler succeeds Mr.. Knight at
Detroit
The Cleveland Leader says that &c o. II. Stay
her, of the Ives -Stayner syndicate as in Cleve-
and on Thursday. and it was the Intention of
Mr. Ives also TO visit Cleveland but- he was IN